Numbering machine



Nov. 20 1923. 1

W. F. HAUPT NUMBERIN'G' MACHINE} 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 26, 1921 INVENTOR m 5 3 m2 [Ea-aw TTORNEY w. F HAUPT NUMBERING- MACHINE Nov. 20 1923. 1,474,715

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W. F. HAUPT NUMBERING MACHINE Filed Nov. 26 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

UNITED starts 1,474,715 PATENT GFFICE."

WILLIAM F. HAUZET, 0F ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO THE BATES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORA- TION OF NEW JERSEYQ N UMBEBING MACHINE.

Application filed November 26, 1921. Serial No. 518,002.

To all to hom it may concern Be it known that I, NVILLIAM F. HAUPT, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Orange, Essex County, New J ersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Numbering Machines, of which the following is a description. V

This invention relates to numbering machines and more particularly to that class of numbering machines which are automatic in their action, and which are usually made'so that they may be set in order to permit a user to print numbers consecutively, orto duplicate the printing of numbers before the machine automatically changes the units wheel, or to repeatby printing the same number over and over again. Machines ofthis character have also been designed and arranged so that they may be set to print a number three, four, six, or any desired numberof times, before automatically changing. The machine which is shown in the draw ings accompanying this application is constructed and arranged so that it may be set to repeat, to print consecutively, to duplicate, and to triplicate, the machine thus being capable of being set into four different adjusted positions and being what is known as a four-movement machine. The machine shown, however, is also capable of further enlargement in the direction just noted and may also be arranged so that it has a less number of settings. 1 As a matter of fact, the number of settings or combinations of this character possible in a machine in accordance with my invention is practically unlimited, except by consideration of space and convenience.

Generally stated, the present invention resides in a numbering machine of this char in which an indicator mounted for movement about a givenaxis is employed for making said adjustments. 4 Another object; of my invention is to provide a machine of the character described with improved and simplified means for more effectively and positively disengaging the usual stepped pawl, or equivalent device, from the numbering wheels and ratchetwheels during the adjustment ofthe ma chine in effecting a change in the setting thereof, and for holding the said stepped pawl or' equivalent device, so disengaged when the machine is set for repeat.

Further objects of my invention are to provide an improved mounting and arrangement for controlling and operating the usual ink pad frame in a machine of this charac;

ter, and an. improved and simplified construction for actuating the usual stepped pawl, or equivalent device, from the ink pad frame upon the reciprocation ofv the numbering head of the machine. j

Other objects and features of my invention will be hereinafter more specifically described.

Without in any way limiting myself to the particular machine illustrated, I may say that my invention consistsin a numbering machine the preferable embodiment of which is'hereinafter specifically described,and in the combinations of elements and parts set forth in the appended claims.

Inthe drawingsaccompanying and forming a part of this application, Y

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one embod imentof my improved numbering machine;

' Fig. 2 isa view similar to Fig. 1, partly in section, with the index plate and parts carried thereby removed; 1 i

Fig. 3 is a view inside elevation, partly broken away, looking from the left inFig. '1; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the parts shown in the printing position;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view in rear elevation of the index plate and the parts carried thereby, and the shipper;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the shipper; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the numbering wheel barrel, one numbering wheel, one spacing washer, the stepped pawl, the governing ratchets .orwheels, and certain of the operating parts associated with the barrel,

some of the elements and parts being separated and detached in order to show the arrangement and construction more clearly;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of one of the spacing washers used betweenthe adjacent numbering and governing wheels;

Fig. 9 is a view in end elevation of the numbering Wheel barrel with a single numbering wheel mounted thereon;

Fig. 10 is a view in perspective of the numbering machine head partly broken away, with the barrel, numbering and governing wheels and certain other parts omitted; and

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the spring retarding pawl for the numbering and governing wheels.

- The general construction of my improved numbering machine is quite similar to that shown'in patent to Bates, No. 4156,87 1, granted July 28, 1891. Referring to the drawings, reference character 1 represents the main frame of the; machine which, as shown, is in the shape of an inverted U, the main operating mechanism being located between its legs. A'plate 2 is suitably secured to the end of the legs of the frame 1 and is provided with an opening 3 through which the type of the numbering or type wheels project in printing or stamping the numbers, as indicated in Fig. 4, and at the edges of which the' usual printing guides, not shown, are out. At its top the'fr'ame 1 is provided with a collar 4 through which reciprocates the usual tubular spindle 5 of the numbering wheel head, such spindle having the usual handle 6 detachably connected to the upper end thereof. lVithin the tubular spindle 5 and'the handle 6 is located a helical spring 7 which acts to normally hold the numbering headin the raised position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, as is usual in this type of numbering machines. Below the helical spring 7 and extending through the collar a and spindle 5 is a pin 8 free to be moved transversely but having no vertical movement. The spindle 5 is slotted at 9, 9 to permit of its movement past the pin 8. One of theslots 9 is enlarged, as indicated at 10, at its upper end'portion to about the size of the head of the pin 8, but this enlarged portion is not cut all the way through the material'of the spindle, as'shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and accordingly when the enlargement 10 in the downward movement of the spindle 5 is in alignment withpin 8, the head of the latter may be pushed into said enlargement, thereby locking the spindle together with the numbering wheel head and the parts carried thereby indepressed position. The numbering wheel head, indicated at 11, is in the form of a yoke or inverted U,'and the sides or legs thereof are respectively provided with laterally extending pins 12 which slide in vertical guide-ways 13 in the legs of the mainframe 1 to guide the numbering head in its reciprocations. The type or numbering wheels 1 15,16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 are arranged side by sidewithin the yoke 11, these wheels respectively being the usual units, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands "and-millions wheels, or other suitable series of numbering wheels. The number of type or num bering wheelsemployed may, of course, be varied-as desired. These numbering wheels are rotatably mounted upon a barrel 21 which fits between the depending side members of yoke 11 and is fixedly secured to said side members in a horizontal position as by means of screws, not shown, extending through the side members of the yoke and threaded into openings 22 provided in the ends of the barrel. A plurality of ring washers 23 are also'mounted on the barrel 21, being respectively disposed between the adjacent numbering wheels. In order to prevent rotary movement of the washers 28, the barrel is provided with a small longitudinal recess 24 and each ot the washers with an inward projection'25 conforming to and disposed in the recess 2a. A spacing ring 26 is loosely mounted on the barrel 21 between the numbering wheel 20 of highest denomination and the adjacent side member of the yoke 11. Reference characters 27 and 28 respectively represent annular governing wheels or internal ratchets for controlling the duplicating and t-riplicating printing movements of the machine, these wheels being rotatably mounted on'the barrel 21, in the order named, between the units wheel 14- and the adjacent right-hand side member of the yoke 11. Three of the washers 23 are also respectively disposed on the barrel 20 between the units wheel 14: and the governing wheel 27, between the governing wheels 27 and 28, and against the outer side of the wheel 28. One or more pilot pins 29 are suitably secured in the right-hand depending member or side of the yoke 11, as by being threaded thereinto, and project inwardly therefrom into engagement with the adjacent end member on the barrel 21, in

this case the washer 28 disposed against the outer side of the governing wheel 28, to hold the wheel assembly against axial movement with respect tot-he barrel and spaced slightly from said right-hand side of the yoke.

Each of the numbering wheels, as is usual, is provided with nine (9) shallow notches 80 and one (1) deep notch 31 on the interior thereof, these notches being equispaced and having the usual dis 'iosition, i. e., there is one shallow notch 30 for each of nine numbers on the wheel, the deep notch or recess 31 being employed for the tenth number for the purpose of carrying. The duplicate governing wheel 27 is provided on its interior with shallow notches 32 and;

deep notches 33 alternately arranged, while the triplicate governing wheel 28 is provided on its interior with shallow notches 34 and deep notches 35 arranged so that every third notch is a deep notch'35, A shaft 36 is mounted in an axial opening extending through the barrel 21' for oscil; latory and sliding m'ovement, said shaft fitting-quite" closely within' said opening and extending a considerable distance from each end of the barrel 21 and beyond the sides of the yoke 11 through openings 36 prbvided in said sides. Crank arms 37 are respectively secured intermediate their ends to the ends of the shaft 36 and out side the depending sides of the yoke 11,

these crank armsbeing provided at one end with inwardly-extending pins 38 and being slotted at their other end as indicated; at 39. Pawl means comprising a pawl bar 40 formed with a series of integral stepped pawls, is pivotally supported from and between the crank arms 37, said pawl bar being provided at its ends with aligned o-pen ings 41 with which the pins 38 on the crank arms 37 engage. The barrel 21 is provided .with the usual longitudinal recess 42- re- Tment. The openings 36 in the-depending side members or legs of the yoke 11 are also of such size and shape as to accommodate the pawl bar 40 within the limits of its movements outwardly and inwardly. A

small spring 44 is coiled about the pivot pin '38 of one of the crank arms 37 and bears at one end. against said crank arm, while its other end bears against a'pin 45 extending outwardly fromone end of the pawl bar 40, the spring thus constantly acting to force the pawl bar outwardly about the pivot pins 38 and into coacting engagement with the notched interior peripheries of the anular numbering" wheels and governing wheels 27 and 28.

When the machine is to be used for printing seven figures, that is, when there are seven type or numbering wheels, the

*pawl bar 40 comprises av series of eight pawls or teeth 46, 47, .48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 of progressively decreasing length or height arranged in the usual stepped relation. The bar 40 is also provided with a single pawl or tooth 54 adjacent its righthand end of substantially the same length as the adjacent longest pawl or tooth 46 of the series .of stepped pawls, and with a deep notch 55 between the pawls or teeth 46 and V erative positionswith respect. to the numb'er- 54, "the notch 55 being slightlygreater in width than the combined width of the gov- 23 between the latter.

erning wheels 27 and 28 and the washer When the number,- inghead 11 is reciprocated in the main frame 1, the shaft 36 and-the pawl bar 40 carried thereby .are oscillated to advance the numbering wheels by the. usual step by step movements, it'jbeing understood, of

course, that when the machine is set for duplicate? or triplicate, the pawl bar will be held from C-OEtCtiIlgWVitll the numbering wheels except during every second or every third reciprocation of the head 11, while when the machine is set for re-' peat, the pawl bar will be continuously held from coacting with i the numbering wheels. This oscillatory movement is di rectly imparted to the shaft 36 and pawl bar 40 by a U-shaped ink pad frame carrying the "pad 61 for inking the type.

or numbers on the numbering wheels and pivotally supported from the yoke 11 by means of pivot screws or pins 63' which extend through the angular legs 62 of said frame and into the adjacent side'members of the yoke. Above the pivots 63 the legs 62 of the ink pad frame are provided with pins 64 which respectively directly engage the slots39 of the crank arms 37 on the ends of the shaft 36, and below the pivots 63 at oradjacent their angle or bend, these legs are respectively provided with like slots 65 which are respectively slidably en gaged by the reduced smooth end portions of screws 66 extending inwardly from the, legs of the. mam frame 1. The arranement is such that as the numbering head 11 is reciprocated in the main frame 1, the pins or screws 66 coact with the slots 65 to effect movement of the 'ink pad frame about the axis of pivots 63, this frame in the down movement of the numbering headilbeing moved outwardly about the, pivots 63 to that position in which the ink pad 61 is most remote from the numbering wheels, l

as shown in Fig. 4, and being movedfinwardly about the pivots v63 to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and with thepad 61 pressed firmly against the type' of the numbering wheels which a retomake the next printing impression, on the up niove-- ment of said numberinghead. V pivotal movement of the ink pad frame the pins 64 carried by thelegs 62 thereof vdirectly coact with the slots 39 of the crank arms 37v to oscillatethe latter and thereby theshaft 36 and pawl bar 40, the arrange ment being such that the oscillatory. movementpthus' imparted to the pawl barfis slightly greater than that necessary to advance through one step, the wheel or wheels .withwhich a pawl or pawls of thepawl bar may, at the moment, engage." v f. The pawl bar 40 has four-transverseoping wheels and the governingwheels, re

In such spectively corresponding to the, four settings, namely, consecutive, duplicatey triplicate and repeat, of the specific form of my improvednumbering machine shown and described herein. In the operative positionotthe pawl bar corresponding to the consecutive setting 01 the machine, the pawls 46, 47, 48, 49, .50, 51 and 52will be respectively opposite the numbering wheels 14, 15, 1G, 17, 18, 19, and QO lor coaction therewith, the notch. will beopposite the duplicate and triplicate governing wheels 27 and 2S, and the tooth 54 willbe wholly to the right off the, triplicate governing wheel 28; and with the pawl barin this operative position and the other parts of the machine properly adjusted for the consecutive lsetting, neither of the governing wheels 27 and 28 will function due to the fact t rat the deep notch 55 of the bar is opposite suchwheels, and upon successive reciprocations of the numbering head, the proper numbering whee-l orwheels will be advanced with the usual step by step movements to eitect the printing of numbers consecutively. In the operative position of the-pawl bar corres] )onding to. the duplicate?setting of the machine the tooth or pawl 46 willbe disposed opposite the duplicate governing wheel :27 for coaction therewith, the pawls or teeth 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, and53 will be respectively disposed oppositethe numbering wheels 14,

' 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 for coaction therewith, the notch 55 will be disposed opposite th tr1pl1cate govern ng wheel 28, and a portion of the notch and the whole of tooth 54. will be tothe right of the wheel, 28; and

with the pawl bar in this operative position and the other parts of themachine properly adjusted for the ,duplicate setting, thetri plicate governing wheel 28 v will not funct on due tothe fact that the deep notch otthe ,bar is opposite such wheel, hutthe duplicate governing wheel 2? will function, and upon each, reciprocation ot the numbering-head the said wheel 27 will, be advanced one step by the pawl46, and, as will be understood, the stepped pawls ot the pawl bar will be operative to eliiect the advance of one or more of the numbering wheels only when the pawl 46 lies in one ofthe deep notches oi the wheel 27, that is, only upon every' other reciprocation oi the numbering head,

.the result being that any number will be printed twiceor duplicatedbefore changing to the next number. In the operative position of pawl bar 40 corresponding to the triplicate setting of the machine the pawl or tooth 54 will be disposed opposite the triplicate governing wheel 28 for co-action therewith, the notch will be disposed 0pposite the duplicate governing wheel 27 and also opposite a portion of the units wheel 14, y

47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52' and the pawls 46. will be respectivelyopposite the numbering wheels 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 for coaction therewith; and with the ,pawlbar in this operative positionand the other parts pawl 54, and as will ,be understood, the

stepped pawls of the bar 40, will be operative to effect the advance of the proper numbering wheel or wheels only when said pawl 54 lies in. one of the deep notches 35 of the wheel 28, that is, only upon every third reciprocation of the numbering head, the result being that any number will be'printed three times or triplicated before changing to the next number. The operative position of the pawl bar corresponding with the .repeat setting of the machine will be identical with its operative position for the consecutive setting of the machine; and with the pawl bar in this operative position and the other parts of the machine properly positioned tor the repeat. setting,-the pawl bar will be held, by means presently to be described, in a position in which none of its pawls engage or coact with any of the numbering and governing wheels, so that upon successive reeiprocations of the numbering head the same number will be printed over and over again.

An index plate 70, provided with a scale comprising suitable indications of the various settings of the machine, is secured, as by means otiscrews 71, to the front of-the numbering head 11, and an indicator or pointer 72 cooperating with saidscale, is mounted by means of pin 73, for pivotal movement about an axis fixed with respect to the plate and adjacent the center thereof; To change'the setting of the machine it is merely necessary to move the indicator 72 over the scale on the index plate and in either. direction about its pivotal axis to the indication corresponding to the desiredsetting. In changing the setting of the machine it is import-ant that the pawl bar be first moved to wholly disengage its pawls from all the, numbering and governing .wheels without any accompanying trans verse movement of the bar, that with said pawl bar in disengaged position, thesame then be moved transversely of the nu nberingvand governing wheels to the operative position corresponding to the desired setting of the machine, and that the pawl bar then be moved to engage the proper pawl or pawls thereof with one oiflmore of the number ng and govern ng wheels w thout any concurrent transverse movement of said bar, If; these movements of the pawlbar for correctly and properly effecting and timing such 'movements of the pawl barwhen changing the setting of the machine,. the construction and operation of which;

when'viewing the machine from the front, will now be described.

into its varioustransverse operative positions with respect to the numberingand govering wheels,'includes a shipper com prising a plate 74 having an enlarged rectangular central portion provided with an opening 75, the latter having parallel verticalside edges or walls and being generally rectangular in shape; The plate 74: is provided with arms 76 extending laterally from its enlarged central portion, and is mounted on the numbering head or yoke 11, just to the rear of the index plate 70, for sliding movement in a horizontal direction the arms 76 thereof being received in recesses 77" formed in the front edges of the side members of the yoke; The arms 76 of the shipper are respectively provided with rearward extensions 77 embracing the yoke 11, said extensions being parallel and spaced apart a distance. considerably in excess of the 1 width of the yoke; Atitheir rear ends the extensions 7 7 are provided with flat.vertical portions 78 extending outwardly therefrom at right angles, thesevertical portions respectively loosely engaging the vertical guide-ways 13 in, the legs of the mainframe l. The right angular vertical portions 78 of the extensions 7:. are provided with ini wardly directed lower endportions79 which embraee and lie closely adjacent the crank arms 37 on the ends of the shaft 36. It will thus be apparent that transverse movement of the shipper'with respect to the number ing' head or yokell will effect a likemove ment of the shaft 36 and pawlbar 4E0. The .pivotpin for the. indicator 72 is jour mad, in the index plate 'and extends rearwardly through this plate and throughthe opening 7 5 inthe shipper plate 74: substan-Y tially at the center of said opening. A cam o'of peculiar shape is attached to the pivot} pin 73 and is d sposed withurthe opening, 7 T5'of the shipper plate; this cam being so.

formedthat in all-angular positions there,- of it will engageboth side walls or edges ,of the said opening and will be free from engageinent with thetop and, bottom walls or edges thereof It will thus be appar-Y out that all transverse movements of, the shippenshaft 36 and pawl bar 40 result from movementof the, indicator 72 and tance from-the "axis of The meansfor moving the shaft 36 and thereby the pawl bar.

cam80, will be positively effected The edge of the cam 80 is provided with four high portions. or points 81, 81; 82 and 83; the points 81, 81 being diametrically opposite andequidistant from the axis ofv the pivot pin 73,; the-point 82 being at a' less distance from the axis of pivot pin-78 than points 81, 81, and the gpoint 83 being diametrically oppositethe point '82 and at at greater *clise' I pivot pin 73athan" the 'points 8l 8'l. These high portions or points on the edge; of cam 80 are preferably angularly spaced 90 apart with reference to the axis of pivot pin "I3. hen the cam 80 is moved bythe pointer 72 to the posi tion"sh'own, with its high points 81, Sirespectively engaging the opposite side walls or edges'oftheopening 75'in'the shipperpthe latterwill be moved to 'itslmedian position and will thereby eflect en'dwise movementof the shaft '36 and the pawl bat-40 to posi tion the latter in its transverse operative position corresponding 1 to the consecutive setting of the machine. The indicator '72 will thenjpoint to the eonsecutive indication on the scale of the index plate .70. If the indicator 72 is: now moved to the left about its pivotalaxis to the cluplieate. in dication, the-cam will be movedthrough anangle of to 'bringthehigh point 82 thereof against the left-hand sidewall or edgeof the opening 75 and the high point 83 thereof against the right-hand sidewall or edge of said opening; and "such movement of thecam will effect movement of the shipper and thereby of the shaft 36 and pawl bar 40 to the righttobring the latter into its transverse operative position corresponding to the duplicate setting of the machine. Pivotal movementofthe indicator 72 to therig'ht fromtheconsecutive indication to the triplicate indication will, i of course, move the cam 80 through an angle of 90 in a clock-wise directiom'an'd will brin its'hi h JOlIlt 82 'into; en a ement h h C b with theright hand side Waller edge'of the opening 75in theshipperand its high-point 83 into engagement withtlie left hand side Twall or edge of said opening;iand" such movement of the cam will effect; movement o f'the shipper and thereby .ofthe shaft 36 and pawl bar 40 to the'lcft to bring theilatter into its transverse operative position CQI'? responding to tlielltrip'licate setting of the machine. If the-indicator" 7 2 is moved from the consecutive indication to the repeat indication, the cam 80 will be movedthr'ough' an angle of and; while the shipper;

shaft 186,; and pawl bar 40- will be moved;

"transversely during such movement's oftlie' indicator 2' and cam 80, the final transverse positionsfof said shipper, shaft and pawl, 7

bar, that is, their positions when the indi cator reaches the repeat indication, will bet-he same asthey'were in whenlthe indiri.

.. appear.

' rounded nib wheels.

'cator was at the consecutive indication.

fiat piece of metah' whichis mounted at one endby a pin 91 on the rear-side ofindex plate 70, for movement between the latter to the pivot pin 73' notches 86', 87 and SS and a shallow notch and the shipper 74 about the axis ofsaid pin. The other end of the lever'99 is provided with aright angular r arwardly-ex tending portion 92 having a slot 93 therein. Intermediate its ends the lever'9O is provided with an upwardly-extending cam 85 and adapted to coact with the notches 94L engaging-the edge of the 86, 87, 88 and 89 therein as will presently I A strong spring 95 secured at one end to the'lever 9O .andiat its other end to the index. plate tends to force the lever upwardly about the pivot pin 91 and maintains the nib 94 in engagement 7 edge of the cam under a firm but yielding pressure. An elongated thin segmental member 96 is mounted in the narrow space between the right-hand end of the wheel as sembly on the barrel 21 and the right-hand side of the yoke 11', for movement towards and from the axis of said barrel so as to control the engagement of the pawlsof the pawl bar with the notched interior peripheries of the numbering and governing Preferably, the member 96 mounted on the-inner side of the right-*hand side of the yoke by means of one of the pilot pins 29 and a pin 99 carried by said with the 1 thus be imparted to this member. The inf ner curved edgeof member 96 is adapted to engage the adjacent end portion of thepawl bar 40 at its outer extremity, and whcn'said member is moved towards the axis of barrel 21 as described, such engagement thereof with the pawl bar will be effected and the latter will be forced inwardly against the action of spring 44: about the pins 38, out-of engagement or coaction with the numbering and governing wheels. Upon movement of member 96 in the opposite direction, that is outwardly or barrel 21, the same will disengage the pawl bar and the spring 4% will act to move the latter about )ins 38 into en a ement with" with the wheels, will be applied in a direc-.

tion' substantially normal to the inner edge of said. member and with the maximum leverage. The up and downmovements of lever are effected or controlled by the cam 85. .lVhen the nib 94; of the lever en gages any of the circular edge portions of the am 85 between the notches 86, 87, 88

and 89, the lever will be held in its lowest position and will inturn hold member 96 in its innermost position and thereby the pawl bar 41-0 disengaged from the numberingand governm wheels. Upon turning the cam 85, by moving the indicator 72, to a position in which one of the deep. notches 87 and 98 is opposite the nib94l, the spring'95 will immediately act to move lever 90 about pin 91 to its uppermost position and seatnib' 94c in said notch; and such upward movement of the lever w ll move member 96 outwardly from engagement with the pawl bar 40 and the latter Wlll then be moved by spring at side which respectively engage slots 97 and 98 provided in the end portions of said member. Member 96 15 provided at a point considerably below its center but abovetheslot.

97, with an inwardly extendingpin 100 and this pln s in engagement with the slot in the end portion 92 of lever 90. It will.

therefore be. apparent-that movements of;

the lever 90 upwardly" and downwardly about its pivot will. respectively effect. movements of the; member; 96 towards and her 96, when aetuatedby lever 90 will slide on both: the pins 5 29 i and 99 and will also bined sliding and pivotal movement will Q W i t- B up rir nfia th t is. a

into engagement with one or more of the wheels on barrel 21; Spring95 will, ofcourse, also act to. move lever 90 upwardly and seatthe nib Oathereofin notch; 89 of the cam 85, when such notch is brought opposite the nib, but this notch is so shallow that such upward movement of. the lever will beinsuflicientto move member 96outwardly farenough to effect-engagement of the pawl bar 40 with any of the wheels on to maintain the pawl bar out, of en'gageinent away from the axis of the barrel. Accordingly, when-the nib 9 35- is seated in the notch 89; the member 96 will be held or locked in such-a position as" position thatthenib-94 onlever; 9O will-he engaged with the notches .86, S7, 88 and 89 respect vely, when-the 1nd1cator 72 is moved to the duplicate, consecutive ?tripli-' cate and repeat indications of the scaleon the index plate 7 0. It will therefore be apparent that the cam 85 and springpressed lever 90 will coact, by reason of the engagement of the nib 94 of the lever with the notches in the cam, toyieldingly lock the various parts in their adjusted positions for the different settings of the machine. It will also be obvious that I have provided unitary means, including but a single memher acting on the pawl bar 10, iz, the

slidably and pivotally mounted member 96, for controlling the engagement of the pawl bar. 40 with thenumbering and governing wheels and for holding or locking said bar in itsdlsengaged position with respect to said wheels when the machine is set-"for 7 repeat. Each'of the high portions 81, 81,

and the engagement of the nib with oneof the circular edge portions of the cam '85 at a point closely adjacent such notch, or to effect the dlsengagement of said nib from such a point on a circular edge portion of cam and the seating thereof in the adjacent notch,

no transverse mo'vement whatever will be imparted to the shipper 74, shaft 36 .and pawl bar 10 by'the cam 80. Accordingly, upon moving the indicator 72 from one indication on index plate 70 to the next indication to change the setting of the machine, the various operations for effecting such change in'setting will be accomplished' in the desired sequence, that is, the pawl bar will be first disengaged from the wheels" on barrel 21 while the shipper, shaft 36 and pawl bar are held against transverse movement; the shipper, shaft .36 and pawl bar will then'be moved transversely to bring the pawl bar into its transverse operative position corresponding with the desired setting while the pawl bar is maintained disengaged from the wheels, and then while the shipper, shaft 36 andv pawl bar 10 are held against transverse movement the pawl bar will be moved into engagement with thewheels or,

in the case of the repeat? setting, will be yieldingly locked in disengaged position. lVith the construction and airangeinent described, it will be apparent that theisetting.

of the machine may be changed merelyby moving theindicator 72 in either directioir from any indication on the scale 'of the index plate '70 to the indication of the desired setting. g As has previously been mentioned, the

pawl bar {10is oscillated by the link pad frame 60', in each reciprocation of the num bering head 11, through an angle slightly greater than that-necessary to advance one step the wheel or wheelswhich may be engagedby a pawl or pawls of said bar. }Ac cord1-ngly,1n any advance movement of each numbering wheel, the same is movedforward through an angleslightly greater than that necessaryto align the next numeral thereof to be printed with the corresponding numerals of the other numbering wheels. Means is therefore provided for autommaticallyand exactly aligning the numerals of-Y all the numberingtwheels in each downward, movement of the numbering head, and preferably j ust before the wheels reach the print ing position'. 'As shown, this means comprises a horizontal rod or shaft 'piv- '85 otally mounted inthe side members of the numbering head 11, towhich is suitably secured within the numbering head, a thinresilient depending apron 106,, preferably formed-of sheet metal. The-lower end 107 r of apron 106 is directed inwardly and is adapted to'engage tapered recesses formed in the outer peripheries of the numbering wheels between the numerals. .At one end the rod or shaft 105 isprovided with a rearwardly-extending arm108, the end portion of which'in the latter part of the downward movement of the numbering head, is engaged by a pm 109 secured to one offthe legs of the main frame 1, as shown in Fig. 4. 7 Such engagement ofthe arm 108 with the pin 109 effects pivotal movement of said arm and the I shaft .105, and thereby movesthe apron 106 towards the numbering wheels to bring the lower end 107 thereof into one of the ta each of the numbering wheels, said'end 107 then'coacting with the walls of said recesses so as to move the wheels-toaccurately align the numerals, and to hold' them so aligned during the printing operation. On the up ward movement of the numbering head the rod 105 together with the apron 10.6 and,

arm 108, will'return under the action of gravity, to the position shown in Fig. 3.

' Inaddition'tothe longitudinalrecesses 24- and-42, the barrel 21 is also provided with a longitudinal U-shaped recess 110, prefer! ably substantially diametrically opposite the recessA-Q. In the recess 110 is dis 'oosed-suit- I able pawl retainingmeans adapted to coact with the interior notched peripheries of: thenumbering and governing wheels to pre vent rearward moveinentof the wheels and also to prevent the wheels from being too easily. advanced; The pawl retaining. means whlch I employ is of a simple. and improved construction and preferably comprises a 3 single'res'ilientsheet metal member 111 substantial'ly U-shaped in cross-sectiomone side or leg 111" of which is longer than theother,

pered recesses onthe outer periphery of and the length'ot which is substantially the same as that of the wheel assembly. The short'side of the member 111 is slit so as to provide the same with spring fingers 112 corresponding innumber to the numbering wheels and governing wheels of the wheel assembly. Themember 111 is set in the recess 110 so that the curved base thereof closely enga es the bottom otthe recess. The upper solid portion of the longer side 111 of member 111 is provided with' a plurality of circular openings 118, these openings being respective-yengaged by the end portions of cylindrical pins 114 mounted in the barrel'21 and extending into the recess 110. The'openings 113 are somewhat larger in diameter than the extendingend portions of pins 114, and the construction is such 1 that when the member 111 is properly disposed'in the recess, the base portionsot said member and the wall of said recess will coact so that the walls of openings-113 will be trictionally engaged, at their inner sides, with pins 11 1 under the resiliency-of said member and the latter thus firmly but re movably held within the recess'in the position'shown in Fig. 9. This construction permits of easy removal of the mem'ber 111 from the recess 110 of the barrel 21, when the numbering and governing wheels have been dismounted therefrom, by merely pressing the longer side or leg 111 thereot away from the adjacent wall of recess 110 until the openings 113 disengage pins 114:. The fingers 119. tend under their resiliency, to assume a position with their outer ends somewhat beyond the inner peripheries of the numbering and governing wheels, as indicated in Fig. 9, and accordingly when the wheels are mounted on the barrel, these fingers always'press against the inner peripheries of said wheels and will spring into engagement with any of the notches in the said peripheries which are registered there-' with.

It is to be understood that certain of the features of my invention are capable of application' to numbering machines of various types, and also that while I have shown and described a preferredtorm of my 'im proved numbering machine, such machine is subject to numerous, modifications and ehanges'in the size,"shape and arrangement ot'parts' without departure from the spirit of my invention or the scopeoftheappend ed claims.

Having now deserlbedmy'1nvent1on,.,what

I claim as new and desire to" protectby Letters-Patent is as follows:

1. In" av numbering machine, a series-of; numbering wheels; pawl means-adaptediito coact with said wheels in a humber-ottrans verse operative positions withrespect to' the wheels,- a pivoted indicator, and means whereby PlVOtttl movement of said indicator:

emme will first move said pawl means out otcoactingposition withrespect to said wheels and will then move 1 the pawl means trans versely to another operative position, substantially as described.

2. In a numbering machine, a series of numbering wheels, pawl means adapted to coact with said wheels in a number of trans verse operative positions with respect to the wheels, a movable indicator, and means whereby movement of said indicator in a.

given direction will first move said pawl means out of coactingposition with respect to said wheels and will then move the pawl means transversely to another operative position, substantially as described.

3. In a numbering machine, a series of numbering wheels, pawl means adapted to coact with'said wheels and movable transversely thereof to a number of operative positions with respect to'the wheels, a pivoted indicator, and means whereby pivotal movement of said indicator in either direction will first move said pawl means out of coactin g position with respect to'said wheels and will then move the pawl means transversely to another operative position, substantially as described.

1. I11 a numbering machine, a series of numberingwheels, pawl meansadapted to engage said wheels in a number of transverse operative positions with respect to the wheels, a .membermovable to control the engagement of said'pawl means'with said wheels, a shipper adapted to-move said pawl means transversely of said wheels to its dit ferent operative positions,- an indicator, and means actuated by said indicator upon movement thereof comprising a pair of elements respectively cooperating withsaid member and shipper, said, elements being so arranged with respect to said member and shipper that upon movement of the indicator t'rom' a given position said member will first be actuated to disengage the pawlmeans from said wheels and said shipper'will thenbe actuated to move said pawl means trans-x versely of said wheels, substantially as-describe 5. In a numbering macl'iine, series of nmnbermg wheels, pawl means adapted to engage said wheels ina number of trans w verse. operative "positions 'with respect to the wheels, a member movable, to control theengagement of said pawl means with said wheels, a shipper; adapted to movegsai'd pawhmeans transversely otsaid wheels to itsdifiierent operative positions, a pivoted 11'1Cl1CL CO1",fi-H(Ll two. camssecnredfte SL1Cl'l11Cl1-' cater; and. respectively cooperatingrwith said member: andsl-1ipper:;to control the operation thereof, substantially as described.

6. In, a numbering machine, aseriesof numbering wheels, pawl meansadapted to. engage-saith wheels; 1n a. number of trans verse operative positions with respect to wheels, a member movable to control the engagement of said pawl means with said 'nieniber and shipper to control the operation thereof, said cams beingso shapedthat .upon pivotal movement of said indicator from'a given position said member will-first be actuatedto disengage the pawl means from said wheels and said shipper will then be actuated to move said pawl means transthe wheels, substantially as de I I I I T601PQCL131OIY1II saidmainframe and carversely of scribed. I I I a I I ,7. In ainunibering mach ne, a numbering head, a series ofnumbering wheels carried .by said head, pawl means adapted to coact with saidwheels, a movable indicator, and

means actuated by said indicator'for controlling the engagement of the pawl means with said wheels, said means comprising a member slidably mounted on "said number} ing head for movement towards and from said'pawl means, substantially as described.

8. In a numbering machine, a numbering head, series of numbering wheels carried by sai'dhead, pawl means adapted'to coact with said wheels, a movable indicator, and means whereby-movement of said indicator controls the engagement of said pawlmeans with said wheels, said means comprising a ,member slidably mounted on said numbering liead for movement towards and from said pawl means and cooperating elements forfyieldingly locking said'slidable memher in a positionhol'ding said pawl means out-of engagementwith said wheels upon *movement ofqsaid indicatorto a predeterj mined position, substantially as described.

9. In a ni'imber ingmachine, a numbering 1 head, a series ofn'umbering wheels carried by said head, pawlmeans adaptedto coact with {said wheels, a movable'indicator, and

-rrie'ans' actuated by V said indicator for controlling the engagement of the pawl means with said wheels,'said means comprising a member mounted on said numbering head for sliding and pivotal'm'ov'ement towards and'awav from said pawl means, substanv tially as described. numberiiig wheels, pawl means-adapted to 10. 4 In a numbering machine, a numbering head, a series of numbering wheels carried by saidhead, a pawl means adapted to co'a'ct with' said wheels, a movable indicator, and

means whereby m'ovementof said indicator controls theengagement of said pawl means ,with' said wheels, said means comprising a member mounted onfsaid head for sliding and pivotal movement towards and from [said pawl means and cooperating. elements for yieldingly locking said member in a position-holding said pawl mean-s out of enmeans, substantiallyas described.

, padframe pivoted on. said numbering head, said inl; pad frame having pin and slot connection with 'saidmain frame whereby such ink pad frame will' be p roperly moved to and from operative posit on upon reciprocation of the numbering wheel head, substantially as described." I

12;In' a I numbering machine, I I frame, a numbering wheel head mounted for rying a series 'of numbering wl eels, pawl means adapted to coact, with said wheels,a movablymounted support for said pawl means, and an ink padframearrangedto be automatically moved to and fromoperative position with respect to said'wheels upon reciprocation of saidnumberingwheel I head, saidink pad framehaving a direct connection with said, pawl means supp-ort'to actuate the latter and thereby the pawl' 13. In a numbering Ina'ohin a series of numbering wheels, pawl means adapted to. engage'said wheelsfi'n a number of trans verse operative posit'ions'with respect to the wheels, a pivoted indicator, means for moving saidpawlnieans to ,each'of its transverse operative positions by pivotal move ment of said indicator, and means operative by the pivotalmovement of the indicator for controlling the engagement of the pawl means' withsaidwheels, substantially as described.

numbering 7 wheels, pawl-"means adapted to engage sa'idwheels in a number of transverse operative positions with respect to the wheels, a pivoted ndicator, means for moving said pawl means to each-of its transa main verse, operative positions by pivotal move- I mentofsaidindicator,and means controlled by the pivotal movement of the indicator for locking the pawl means in said opera- I tive positions, substantially as described.

15. In a numbering machine, a series .of

engage isa-id wheels in a number of trans verse operative positionswithrespectto the operative positions by pivotal movement'of' said indicator, and means controlled by the engaging] the pawl" means from said wheels I and forlocking the ,pawl'imeans so disen- 105' '14; In anumberingm-achine, aseries of I,

ivotal movement of the indicator for dis- 1 numbering wheels, pawl means adapted to engage said wheels in a number of transverse operative positions with respect to the wheels, a pivoted indicator, means for moving said pawl means to each ofits transverse operative positions by pivotal movement of said indicator, and means operative by the pivotal movement of the indicator for con trolling the engagement of the pawl means with said wheels andfor locking the pawl means in said operative positions, substantially as described.

17 In a numbering machine, a series of numbering wheels, pawl means adapted to engage said wheels in a number of transverse operative positions with respect to the wheels, a pivoted indicator, means for moving said pawl means to each of its transverse operative positions by pivotal movementbf said indicator, and means controlled by the pivotal movement of the indicator for disengaging the'pawl means from said wheels, for locking the pawl, means so disengagec'l in one of its transverse operative positions, and for locking the pawl means in said operative ositions substantiall as described.

18. In a numbering machine, a main frame, a numbering wheel head mounted for up and down movement'in' said main frame and carrying a series-of niimbering wheels, pawl means adapted to advance said wheels, and an ink p'adframe pivot-allysupported on said numbering head and having direct pin and slot connection with said main frame whereby said ink pad frame will be moved respectively toward and away from the numbering wheels upon the up and down movements of the numberinghead, said ink pad frame also having connection with said pawl means to actuate the latter, substantially as described. j

19. In a numbering machine, a main frame, a numbering wheel head mounted for up and down movement in said main frame and carrying a series of niunl'iering wheels, pawl means adapted to advance said wheels, and an ink pad frame pivotall-y supported on said numbering head andhaving direct pin and slot connection with said main frame whereby said ink pad frame will'be moved respectively toward and away from the numbering wheels upon the up and down movements of the numbering head, said' ink paid frame also having direct pin and slot connection with said pawl means to actuate the latter, substantially as described.

20. In a numbering .machine, a main frame, anumbering'wheel headmouuted for reciprocation in said main frame and carrying a series of numbering wheels, pawl means adapted to coact with said wheels, a movably mounted support for said pawl means, and' anink pad frame arranged to be automatically movedto and from operative position" with respect' to said- Whe ls upon reciprocation of said numbering wheel 7 head, said ink pad frame having a direct pin and slot connection with said pawl means support to actuate the latter and thereby the pawl means, substantially as described.

2i, In a numbering machine a wheel barrel on which a plurality of annular,

ment, and pawl retaining means for said wheels comprising a plurality of pawlsadaated to C00 crate with the res aective wheels carried by a resilient support, said v pawl retaining means beingjfirmly and removably secured to the wheel support under the resiliency of its resilient support, substantially as described.

23. In a numbering machine, a wheel barrel on which a plurality of: annular wheel are adapted to be rotatably mounted,

said barrel having a recess and means projecting into said recess, and pawl retaining means for said wheels comprising a resilient member, said member being disposed in said recess and cooperating with the wall thereof and said projecting. means soas to i be firmly secured to the barrel under its own resiliency, substantially as described.

24. In a numbering machine, a barrel on which a plurality of annular wheels; are adapted to be rotatably mounted, said barrel having a substantially U-shaped recess and pins projecting into the latter, and pawl retaining means for said wheels comprising asubstantially ill-shaped resilient member having a plurality of openings in one side or le nd disposed in said recess with-said openin respectively engaged by saidpins, saidmcmber coacting with the wallet said recess to maintain the walls of said open ings at one side: thereof in frictionalengagementwith saidpins under its'resilient action, such member thereby being firmly removably held in saidrecess, substan tially a described. I

25 In a numbering machine, a series of annular numbering wheels and ,apair of adjacent annular governing wheels, said wheels being coaXially mounted and having notched inner peripheries,1a pawl {bar mounted within saidwheels and movable transversely with respectv thereto, said bar being provided with stepped pawls for coaction with the numbering wheels, a pair of paw'ls respectively adapted to cooperate with said governing wheels and a notch between said last pawls of a width sulficient to accommodate both of said governi'ng wheels, and means for moving said pawl bar to aposition in which said notch is-op- V toicooperate, substantially as described.

annular numbering wheels, a plurality of annular governingwheels, and a pawl bar mounted within said wheels and movable transversely with respect thereto, said bar being provided with V stepped pawls for coaction with the numbering wheels and with portions adapted to cooperate with said overnin wheels said awl bar bein h 21 1 D a tions to either side of said intermediate posiother of said portions is opposite a tion and in each ofwhich transverse positions one of said ortions is'opposite one of the g'OVGIDiIlgLWl ZGGlS, substantially as described. v i V '27. In a numbering machine, a series of annular numbering wheels, a plurality of adjacent annular governing wheels, and a pawl bar mounted within said wheels and movable transversely with respect thereto, said bar being provided with stepped aWls for coaction with the numbering w eels, portions adapted to cooperate with said governing wheels anda notch between said portions of a width suflicientito accommodate said governing wheels, said pawl bar being movable to a position in which said notch is opposite all said'governing wheels and to other positions in which one or the governing wheel, substantially as describe 28. Ina numbering'machine, a series of annular numbering wheels, annular governing means, and a pawl bar mounted within said wheelsand governing means and movable transversely with respect thereto, said :bar being provided with stepped pawls for coaction with the numbering wheels, portions adapted tocoo-perate with said governing means and a notch between said portions of'a width suflicientto accommodate said governing means, said pawl bar being movable to a position in which said notch is opposite said governing means and to other positions in which one or the other of I tially as described.

said portions is opposite the governing] means, substantially as described.

29'. In 'a numbering'machine, a series of annular numbering wheels, annular govern- 'ing means, and a pawl bar mounted within" said wheels and govern ng means and movable transversely with respect thereto, said pawl bar being provided with stepped' pawls 26. In a numbering machine, a series of.

for coaction with the numbering wheels movable to an intermediate position in which none of said portions is opposite the governing means and to transverse positions" to either side of said intermediate position and in each of whichtransverse positions one or another of said portions is opposite said governing means, substan- 30. In a numbering machine, a plurality of numbering wheels, a pluralityof governing wheels, and a pawl bar movabletra'nsvers'ely with respect to said wheels, said bar being provided with stepped'pawls for coaction with the numbering wheels and with portions adapt'edfto cooperate with said governing wheels,said pawl bar being Y 7 movable to an intermediate position in which none of said portions is opposite any of said governing wheels and to transverse positions to either side of said intermediate position and in each of which transverseposition one -or another of said portions is-opposite one governingwheels, substantially as 'deof the scribed.

31. Ina numbering machine, a series of numbering wheels, governing means, a

pawl bar mounted for movement tr'ans-' versely with respect to said wheels and governing means, said bar being provided with stepped pawls for 'coaction with the inumbering'wheels and with'portionsadapts ed to cooperate with said governing means,

tions is opposite said governing means and to transverse positions toeither side of said said pawl bar being movable toan-inter-f mediate position in which none of saidpo'r-g intermediate position and in-eacl ofwhich transverse positions oneor another ofsaid portions is opposite said governingmeans, substantially as dBSCIIbBd.

This specification signed this 19th day or 

